Brokaw Early Origins

The surname Brokaw was first found in Guyenne, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Guyen and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Brokaw Spelling Variations

Brokaw Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brocas, Brokas, Brokaw, Brogas, Brogaw, Broces and others.

Brokaw Early History

Brokaw Early History

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Brokaw Early Notables (pre 1700)

Brokaw Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Brokaw Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Bourgon Brokaw, who settled in New York in 1675

Bourgon Brokaw, who landed in New York in 1675 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

Bourger Brokaw, who landed in Long Island in 1684 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

Brokaw Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

C Brokaw, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

Gary George Brokaw (b. 1954), retired American basketball player and a basketball coach

Mark Brokaw, American stage director

Chris Brokaw (b. 1964), American musician

Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (b. 1940), American television journalist and author, best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

See Also

See Also

Citations

Citations

^ Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.

de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.

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The Brokaw Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Brokaw Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.